Just tried my first 2.9 loiter. But it slowly circles about.
Running 2.90 firmware on a stock DJI F450 with APM2.5 and the ublox GPS. I've modified these two params so far ..
I have a windows7-64bit OS Virtual Machine running on Fusion5 that won't launch the MP. I have all the right versions based on what I could see for requirements.
The error I am getting is as follows:
.. as far as I can see it would be easier on most or all respects to develop if it were just plain C++.
Especially since the new HAL layer replaces (and needs to defeat) the final Arduino abstractions still used.
Is it because of the bootloader and the
Read more…I have been trying to decipher the protocol I get when connected to my APM 2.5. I originally saw this when I opened up the terminal in Mission Planner to analyze the MAVLink. After that I opened the connection in Hyper Terminal just to make sure it
Read more…HI, What is the best method of restarting mission with a diffirent route on air. After the first route is flown and the plane is circling over home point, what is the best way to give new route and start mission again?
Read more…New ArduPilot2.5+, never flown, only connected with USB and board has been working flawlessly for 4 days while I learned Mission Planner and browsed the code. Today I got the error "Upload succeeded but verify failed: exp C got 14 at 0" when uploadi
Read more…So I bought one of these things (or one exactly like it), because once while learning fpv I backed into a tree and it took me a couple minutes to figure out which direction my quad was. No big deal, but I could see where it could possibly be a real b
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Today my copter crashed after some fpw flying while parked in loiter mode (10/15m alt). It started to fly circles (aprox 5m diameter) and suddently picked up speed and circled down...
Luckely there was no damage because I managed to slow it do
Read more…I need help
How to wire canon sx230 hs for the APM 2.5.
I want to be with a USB cable and turn on for 4 seconds each do a picture. I uploaded it to the chdk started to get along, and the interval program., which itself works great.
I can create a usb ca
Just swapped my APM2 for an APM2.5 - all reload and fine apart from the Altitude. I've re-loaded firmware several times and re-loaded config, Even re-done config from scratch but I still get this...
My Apm2.0 reports 73cm and that is accurate why does
Read more…Hey guys,
I am working with a group using Paparazzi Auto Pilot. We have been out to several flight tests using a Zephyr II Wing. The problem we are having is as follows:
There was about a 5 second delay in Altitude reporting that was constantly i
Read more…I don't have money for FPV goggles, so I'll have to find a cheap, small LCD screen. The ones I can find on amazon or ebay have very crappy resolution, so I have a question, what do you guys use?
Thanks.
Read more…I am as a last resort asking for help figuring this one out.
I have for weeks tried to sort this thing out by reading and experiminting but can't get it.
Outrage 550, apm2.0 firmware 2.9.1, Tx JR 9503-dragonlink 12 channel first rev. receiver.
My con
Read more…I would like share some idea how to make the Drone smaller. I'm using carbon and resin to make it, simple molds the result is very good. I'm using the tips more than two years without any trouble.I can pack my drone to backpack and go into the mounta
Read more…Can anyone suggest what's going wrong with the attached waypoints file?
It looks like it loads fine into MP but when I upload to my APM2.5 I get "There was an unexpected error" dialog when it hits command 124 (of 130). I've combed over that area of th
Read more…I have seen a lot of discussion about the need to update the PPM firmware for Futaba Radios. As I just received my first APM 30 days or so ago- and I am an new to APM, I have some questions:
Can I see want version of the decoder firmware I have on my
Read more…My next project will be a HexCopter with a PX4 for the flight controls and a Raspberry Pi running ROS for grater environment sensing. The idea is to, not just fly between waypoints but, avoid trees.
I've selected the Raspberry Pi and ROS because i
Read more…I've recently tried to setup APM for my new flying wing and discovered that it is not safe to fly in other than Manual modes =( The reason is servo throws for most flying wings must be limited, but APM limits them only in Manual, in all other modes s
Read more…First flight of 2013
Slow Motion version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqf-4fSMB_w
I have had the Cularis for about 18 months with many successful missions using the APM2.0 (brilliant bit of kit - Thanks!) and no crashes what so ever,I suppose it
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